Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Expresses the sense of Congress that the Navy should reconsider, pursuant to provisions governing consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in a timely fashion, whether the award of the Navy Cross to Doris Miller for acts of valor during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, while a member of the Navy should be upgraded to the Medal of Honor on account of possible racial bias in the original decision to award the Navy Cross.

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Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] · D–TX

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Feb 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 2, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 2, 2017
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Feb 2, 2017
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HCONRES 173 · Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.19, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/19

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Discuss H.Con.Res.19, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/19

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-02-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres19/BILLS-115hconres19ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.19, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/19

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-02-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres19/BILLS-115hconres19ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.Con.Res.19, 115th Congress: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/19

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2017-02-02.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hconres19/BILLS-115hconres19ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.Con.Res.19 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.